Hi Carter. Boracay is one of the main "beach" attraction of the Philippines. It's not a suprise, as this little diamond has been chosen as the most beautiful beach in the world many times. And you are absolutely right, it's very crowded unfortunatelly. We were there -by accident- when the Chinese ppl celebrated the New Year... you can imagine it! But all in all, you should catch a SkyJet ( quick and comfortable airlines ,40-50 minutes from Cebu) and have a look by yourself once. Believe me. it's worth it! :)